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Primitivismus

Primitivism is a significant phenomenon in art from the beginning of the 20th century, which arose from the reception of works, especially sculptures, of African and Oceanic primitive peoples. Primitivism is based on the special interest of Western artists to deal with ethnological works of art, which were clearly different from the usual conception of art, and to incorporate elements of them into their own works. This was less a matter of depicting foreign countries and cultures than of exploring new artistic possibilities and further formal development, which Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) steered in the direction of Cubism. The Expressionists, on the other hand, were primarily captivated by the emotional authenticity of the art of primitive peoples.

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Paul Gauguin
Lot 107 Te Po. 1893-1895. Woodcut
"In Te Po (La Grande Nuit, also known as La Nuit), a woodcut from the Noa Noa suite, we see the spirit behind a reclining figure, this time in a mountain setting, associated with other figures: to the left of the tupapau [returnee], we distinguish the artist himself, in the form of a specter in a familiar pose, chin resting on a closed fist. By intervening in the scene, he designates himself as a mediator between the West and Tahiti, but also between reality and the imaginary." (A. Perelman, "L'esprit des morts", in C. Bernardi and O. Ferlier-Bouat eds. Ferlier-Bouat eds, Gauguin l'alchimiste, Paris, Musée d'Orsay and R.M.N., 2017, p. 194)

€ 6,000 - 8,000
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Jean-Émile Laboureur
Lot 114 Longchamp. 1902. Lithograph , 1901
Very fine and rare trial proof on thin white glazed vellum, before erasure of lithographed lines around the subject, annotated in pencil "lithographie non achevée" and

€ 600 - 800
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Henri Matisse
Lot 131 Pierre à feu. Les Miroirs profonds. Texts by Aragon, Éluard, Caillois, Ch... , 1946

€ 400 - 500
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Henri Matisse
Lot 132 La Pompadour. (Frontispiece for Portraits, Monte Carlo, A. Sauret ed., 1954...

€ 600 - 800
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